Ask businesses why they are leaving California and setting up shop elsewhere.
I guarantee one of those answers will be "business laws." Airsoft companies should follow suit and leave.
I lived in California for 15 years. The weather is nice and it's pretty and green for the most part. But that's about it. Housing is overpriced. Hollywood and Los Angeles are overhyped. The state is going bankrupt. Overpaid education boards and unions and welfare programs are bleeding the taxpayers to death. And somewhere along the lines, someone thought it would be a brilliant idea to push more laws to force more compliance to help pick up the slack.
It doesn't work that way, folks. I'm glad I live here in Arizona now. People in this state seem to be a little more down to earth with a head on their shoulders than those living in Fantasyland. That's why I don't see this law passing here.
Good topic, glad you guys are discussing it. We currently live in California and yea it is over taxed, over regulated, and over ran with illegal aliens. But to call us communist living in fantasy land is a little rough. I agree with the statement I have quoted and we are looking to move to AZ for those reasons. From what I have herd the bill was pulled but I don't know for sure. The reason most of the major retailers are here is because of the shipping ports and I doubt it is the weather, plus Ca is the hub for Airsoft merchandise coming into this country. SB 798 does effect the Airsoft community as a whole because any events held here will have to comply with the law (Lion Claw for example) It's just bullshirt, it's a knee jerk reaction from the idiots up in Sacramento giving into the cops, oh by the way the biggest gangs here in So Cal are the cops.
I have learned first hand about the business climate here in California, I am trying to open an Airsoft field but it is almost impossible due to zoning laws. I've had city council members ask for reelection contributions or they would not help me (that's PC for a bribe) or pay for environmental impact reports (years and $$$$$) it's all bullshirt here. So just because you guys wont be directly effected by SB798 the Airsoft community will. I play with guys from all over this country and not a one of them want to see this bill pass regardless of what state it's in.